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Jonno

Member Since: 06 Mar 2012
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 234

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Santorini Black

Fuel Tank Breather Tube

Just had a quick look under the rear drivers wheel arch and noticed the rubber breather hose is rotten. It is totally split where it pushes onto the plastic fuel inlet unit.

This is on a 2011 model. it's probably a thing worth checking as its right in the line of fire from the rear tyre and I can see a lot of crud and water getting into the fuel tank.

It needs the full hose changing, however I dont know if this is possible without dropping the tank. If not I'll splice a new piece in until I get more time...

Jono

20th Aug 2016 12:00pm

driver9

Member Since: 15 Oct 2012
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 111

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Jono,

I see from you profile you have a 90. Not easy to drop the tank on a 90 Puma. When my breather hose split at the tank end I followed the procedure given in a previous post http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic25866.html

The procedure worked for me and it will be a lot easier to fix next time (the LR breather hose lasts just over 3 years). If you do a search you will find others have used different types of hose to make a breather pipe that will last.

20th Aug 2016 1:58pm

Jonno

Member Since: 06 Mar 2012
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 234

Excellent write up of the procedure! Cheers.

It would have been great if LR had used some decent hose in the first place. I have seen rubber hoses on diesel generators perfect at 30 plus years of age, so why these rot so quickly is a mystery.

Jonno

20th Aug 2016 2:12pm

driver9

Member Since: 15 Oct 2012
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 111

If you go to a LR dealer for a replacement hose make sure you are sitting down when you ask the price. They are not cheap that is why other people have used something like generator fuel hose or marine engine hose.

20th Aug 2016 3:47pm

Jonno

Member Since: 06 Mar 2012
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 234

I'll be doing the same, LR obviously used the cheapest garbage hose they could find. I certainly won't be paying LR prices. A bit of industrial hose will do fine.

Jono

20th Aug 2016 5:40pm

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